Altough this is not my first vision it was the beginning of what I call "six months in the oil of myrrh and six months in perfumes". Esther's Beauty treatments being prepared for the King of Kings. This series of Dreams and visions continued for a year and ending with a vision of my being burried in the ground of Heaven.

The first vision in the series began at the IHOP KC Passionate Pursuit conference july of 2001. The Lord told me I would be going to that conference. I asked the conference coordinator at the time she said no it was full. We were at the service held on sunday night in the old Metro building in Grandveiw Mo. They asked for volunteers I got a signup sheet. Walked up to the woman who told me no and said, "If we work can we go?" She gave me her email and said say I pestered you on sunday. I was tenacious I knew the Lord had indicated I would go.

The day finally arrived the first service was incredible everyone entered into His presence as worshipped God the more we worshipped the more His presence increased. It had been a long time since I had experianced that in a corporate setting. The next day in the morning service again more of the same there was an increase though. I belive that was because people were being set free in His presence in the previous meetings. On the second night of the confrence Tommy Tenny was the speaker. Our worship was building a holy habitation for the Lord to rest. When about 20 minutes into worship I had an open vision.

A bright white wall appeared before me. Accompied with the words "You have come to the threshold of what you have been seeking!" I have come to the threshold of what I had been seeking, A bright white wall???? So I said "Lord take me past the threshold take me in!" I then heard the sound of a latch like lock being turned, with the words that followed "Just push the door and it will open." So with my lieral hand I reached up and pushed on the wall. the center of it moved to reveal an opening shaped like a heart. I knew then what threshold He was speaking of.

For the past year and a half I had been pressing into the heart of God. I figured man was made in His image and likness which from my perspective though we had fallen the frame work was still in tact. God had made mention many times about the heart of man so again from my perspective, He must be trying to tell us something about His heart. Now I am standing before an open door leading into the heart of God. When someone said just take a step and you'll be in. So once again with my physical body I put my right foot forward and I was inside. I bagan to look around all I could see was a mist like fog. I thought is this it is that all there is?

When I saw figure aproaching through the msit. It was Jesus! Even though I had seen Him in varying dreams and visions over the past 18 years, this was nothing like that. I was face to face with Him I began to shake and weep. He approached me and wrapped His arms around me but said nothing. For twenty maybe thirty minutes I did nothing but cry in His arms. The worship was ending He pulled away from me a little and reached behind me with His left arm and closed the heart door, looked me in the face and said "You will never leave hear again".

Since then I have had many dreams and visions some I will share as my experiances will aid in your pursuit of Him and some were meant just for Him to share with me. You see that day was the beginning of His sanctification or removing of a citadel of lies about who God is and who I am. Which was collected over those 18 years and even before I had gotten saved. He must unmask the lies the devil has set up in your life the "old wine skin" or you will not be able to embrace the "new wine". His hearts desire for you and He has beautifully laid out plans for your life.(cont...Dreams and Visions)

The following September 2001 I found out there was another comference called the "Harp and Bowl" which was defined as an intercessors conference. I did not know anything about it, But I knew was going. I had joined the ministry team, which at that time was headed up by Kirk Benett who is now headding up zhop.org.

On the day before my birthday, I had asked the Lord to give me something special (my B-day is on the 18th). But I did not expect Him to do what He was about to. I was in the conference the second night on the ground floor sitting in a ministry team seat. On September 17, 2001 while deep in worship I was taken into the spirit and heaven was opened. I heard audibly a sound like that of curtains being drawn on a metal curtain rod. As the sound continued a second time, curtains appeared before my eyes they parted to reveal an heavenly scene. The Father was seated high and lifted up His brightness was astounding. Before Him with their backs to me stood a multitude of rather tall looking beings of full of light. I was looking literally into Heaven.

The words came to me “just take a step and you’ll be in”. So with my right foot I stepped forward, then I was inside just beyond the veil. Immediately I was covered in a veil like substance that I call the “glory gown”. It had the appearance of sparkling diamonds or little lights on air and covered me from head to toe only my face was uncovered. Following the “glory gown” a golden crown seemed to just sprout on top of my head. Then someone handed me a scepter that had a ball on the end with a radius of about 7-8 inches I turned it to look at what was written upon it the word embossed across the center was “RIGHTEOUSNESS”.

Then another command came “walk”. The Angels or saints parted down the middle creating an opening leading to the thrown of God. I was shaking and weeping. Which always happens when I am encountering God in such a profound way. The beings of light parted but did not turn around but continued to face the thrown of God. I began to walk down the center aisle provided me toward the thrown of God. Then beings of light began to reached out and touched my shoulder, arm back, as I walked passed. I was puzzled as to why they were touching me and asked within myself why are they touching me. I understood it seemed that they were encouraging me. I began to then reach out and touch them in return with feelings of joy filling my heart. When I reached the foot of stairs that lead up to the Father’s thrown an angel came and I was escorted up to the throne of God where the Father sat on His throne and the Lord Jesus on "His" right sat also.

I stood to the left of the Father (my right) beside Him in front of an empty throne trembling and weeping. I could not believe I was there, all the Angels (tall beings of light) on the sea of glass were surrounding the throne as well as those flying over head were worshiping Him and the Lamb. Everything was so bright I could barely make out things very far beyond the Throne. I blurted out in my discomfort and disbelief of where I was " This can't be happening, I'm not supposed to be here, I gestured, look the Angels are worshiping you, I am going to die, I just know I am going to die!" Then the Father said to me "Sit down and shut up" I did as I was instructed. I sat down in that empty throne beside Him He leaned over without uttering a word or turning his head to look at me, but as if to whisper something to me. When Eph 2:6 came into my thoughts "you are seated together in heavenly places with Christ".

Suddenly I was calm as peace and confidence came over me. I knew I was supposed to be there.I sat with Him for a while watching the activities of the throne room. I noticed Our Father was seated, Jesus was seated, the 24 elders were seated, and I was seated but everyone else was standing. Then I understood that the seated position was a place of authority and dominion. Also that You are seated means now, not some far off event in the sweet by and by, but in Him now in His authority who is seated beside the Father at His right hand now, reigning as King now! As this understanding filled my thoughts, I looked over at the Father He turned His head to look me in the face, but His brightness burst forth from Him toward me and surge of power like electricity coursed over my entire being. I sat there beside Him stunned at the power of God my Father. After that God simply returned me to the conference. I stood in the same place as if I had not moved or gone anywhere. I trembled overwhelmed in His presence and that which I had just encountered.